21 Mar, 2023 "Watertight" Wills - no such thing By James Lister Some interesting commentary here from The Times about the case of Dawn Webb, who inadvertently revoked her Will by getting married,...
24 Feb, 2023 Until death us do part... By Stevens & Bolton LLP It’s a basic legal principle that a criminal shouldn’t be able to benefit from their crime. Just so, at a crossroads where civil and...
02 Dec, 2022 Sibling squabbles By James Lister This week the High Court threw out a claim by Anne Lettice (70) that the £105,000 left to her by her mother Margaret (who died in April...
13 Oct, 2022 You can run but you can't hide: Developments on personal service By Stevens & Bolton LLP For as long as the Court rules have required claims to be served on a defendant, defendants have tried to evade service so that they...
22 Sep, 2022 Enforcement of family orders between the UK and UAE By Sean Hilton The Ministry of Justice of the UAE have confirmed a significant decision to permit the enforcement of decisions made in the Courts of...
13 Jul, 2022 Parrots and second marriages By James Lister Whilst not many headlines will be this colourful (no parrot-related pun intended), this is yet another case that highlights the...
11 May, 2022 Advisers' dilemma - when emotions and commercial sense clash By James Lister In March, the High Court was asked to decide a long-running and viscerally contested dispute between a brother and sister concerning a...
26 Apr, 2022 Calumny unmasked - son wins his fight to prove his sister had lied to their father By James Lister In an unusual case relying on the doctrine of fraudulent calumny, the High Court in Bristol has given judgment finding that Sonia Whittle...
01 Mar, 2022 Siblings at loggerheads By James Lister In another example of how money and fame don't mean happy family living, the Earl of Cardigan has (again) found his family's affairs...